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Introduction
Welcome to the latest edition of the National Packet Update, where we strive to collate updates on our endeavors to increase packet radio usage and expand its coverage in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and beyond.
It's been another busy month for packet radio with 7 NOV applications for new nodes, 25 Barebones NinoTNC kits being sent out with another 20 , and 20 Tait radios being sent out be put into use for packet radio.
Progress
GB7MBC near Morcombe Bay on 2m - NWPG GB7ELE near Manchester on 2m GB7ROS north of Manchester on 2m - NWPG MB7NCD just by Monmouth on 2m MB7NLA near Windermere on 6m MB7NLB near Leighton Buzzard on 2m MB7NXX near Daventry on 2m
GB7PEW is now MB7NPW, and is now RF only since stable RF links have been setup to MB7NBH / G4OTJ.
MB7NER now on 144.950mhz. Node is just to the east or Peterborough.
Nino has added new modes, and the option for software TXDELAY in some pre-release binaries for the NinoTNC https://wiki.oarc.uk/packet:ninotnc
How to get involved
- Join the OARC Discord server (https://www.oarc.uk/join) and visit the #national-packet-project channel.
- Join the UK Packet Radio mailing list: https://groups.io/g/ukpacketradio/
- Visit https://packet.oarc.uk for further information, tutorials, and more. (Please note that this page is a work in progress, just like this project!)
- Build a node and get it on the air, or try connecting to any of the existing nodes.
- Stay tuned for future updates on the progress.